12
backward(adjective, adverb, approach, precede, retrograde)
10
back(adverb, approach, precede, regression)
9
rearward(adverb, back, approach, precede)
8
rearwards
7
conversely(feature, state, opposition, adverb)
6
astern
5
inside out(verb, expression, adjective, adverb, phrasal verb)
5
reversed(adjective, adverb, contrary, again, equally)
5
upside down(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, reversed)
5
vice versa(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, interchange)
4
in reverse
4
inverted
4
reactionary
4
topsy-turvy(adjective, adverb)
3
about(adverb, approach, precede)
3
conservative
3
regressive
2
aback
2
aft
2
around(adverb, approach, precede)
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